Thane temple donation box broken, Rs 1 lakh stolen

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An official on Friday said thieves broke into a temple and stole Rs 1 lakh from its donation box in Maharashtra's Thane district, reported news agency PTI.

Three persons committed the theft at the Hanuman temple in the Mira Road area around 2.30 am on Wednesday, the official told PTI.

The priest called the police after he found the lock on the main door and the Thane temple donation box broken in the morning, reported PTI.

The Naya Nagar police have registered a case after the Thane temple donation box was found broken. Efforts are underway to nab the three captured on the temple's CCTV camera, he added.

In another case, an official on Thursday said the Navi Mumbai police have registered a case against a 31-year-old man for allegedly befriending a woman through a matrimonial site and raping her.

After allegedly assaulting the 30-year-old complainant on the pretext of marriage, the accused, a resident of Dombivli in Thane district severed ties with her, the official said citing the FIR, reported PTI.

According to the police, accused Shadab Munaf Ansari and the woman, who lives in Mumbra, became friends a few years ago, reported PTI.

Promising to marry her, the man raped her at a lodge in Panvel of Navi Mumbai and in a hotel in Dombivli, the woman claimed.

The woman approached the police after Ansari allegedly backtracked on his promise, the official said, reported PTI.

The Panvel town police on Wednesday registered a case against Ansari for rape under the Indian Penal Code and launched a probe, the official added, reported PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)